North Rift residents vow not to vote for DP Ruto in 2022

- A section of residents of the North Rift region has warned that they will not vote for DP Ruto in 2022

- The residents believe Ruto has neglected the region and now want him to start working

Deputy President William Ruto’s ambitions to become president of Kenya in 2022 may be thwarted after residents from his backyard warned that they will not vote for him should he continue neglecting them.

The angry residents who spoke in Eldoret town on Tuesday, September 27, said that the national government has continued to look down upon them and warned that Ruto shouldn’t expect their support in 2022.

The residents were protesting the appointment of Laban Ayiro as the acting vice-chancellor of Moi University.

Residents of Eldoret town protested the appointment of Laban Ayiro as Moi University VC.

They also protested the summoning of their leaders by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to record statements on remarks they made when they stormed Moi University to protest the posting of Ayiro.